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Urinary iodine concentration and thyroid volume of pregnant women attending antenatal care in two selected hospitals in Ashanti Region, Ghana: a comparative cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Iodine deficiency is a major public health problem affecting people worldwide, particularly pregnant women. Iodine requirements increase substantially during pregnancy making pregnant women vulnerable to iodine deficiency and its disorders such as abortions, stillbirths and pregnancy goi...

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Autores principales:	Gyamfi, Daniel, Wiafe, Yaw Amo, Danquah, Kwabena Owusu, Adankwah, Ernest, Amissah, Gertrude Akua, Odame, Angela
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2018
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5952633/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29764405 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-018-1820-3

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